Terre Grable asked:


Are you looking for an affordable, yet effective way to reach your community? One that will be an encouragement to your members, as well as a meaningful way to share God’s love with your local community? Here are 7 ways a Christian comedian can help your church provide both encouragement and outreach within your community:

1. Comedy benefits every one, not just Christians

If there is one entertainment choice that everyone enjoys, it is the genre of comedy. Everyone likes to laugh whether they are a professing Christian or seeker of the faith. Comedy touches all demographics.

2. Comedy is inexpensive and easy to do

Unlike the cost of bringing in a musician or other groups of entertainers, a comedian is simple and painless. There are little technical requirements, and the travel costs for only one person rather than a group. In addition, there are comedians for all types of budgets and programs.

3. Comedy can be tailored to your event

Regardless of your event, comedy is a great choice and fit. Whether your event is aimed at fundraising, outreach, or an informal church service, Christian comedy is a great way to reach the goals of your event.

4. Comedy is fun

How many times have your heard it said or came across the perception that Christianity is about a lot of strict rules and not a lot of fun? A Christian comedy event shatters this myth. Your audience will leave your event in a good mood and with the changed perception that Christians do have a lot of fun.

5. Comedy communicates

Comedy is a non-threatening, yet meaningful way to communicate God’s love to a world in need. Comedy provides an authentic visual communication of God’s grace and forgiveness in a friendly environment to those that would not have been open before.

6. Comedy shows that your church is relative to today’s culture

A good comedian makes a church appear hip and living in the current world. And a comedian whose savior is Jesus Christ is living proof that a contemporary outlook, and a sense of humor about the Christian lifestyle are important and vital in today’s culture.

7. Comedy reaches a wider audience than other genres of entertainment

Other Christian entertainment genres only draw a certain audience, whereas comedy welcomes everyone. Parenting workshops target parents, childrens events target families. Comedy events target families, single adults, youth, and more mature audiences.

Paul Barron asked:


I was reading a book about neurological topics and in one section was a discussion of how the brain responds to comedy. I think it would be beneficial for comedians to have a deep understanding of psychology and the mind’s workings to get an edge in the comedic world. Basically what it said was that things are often funny when an absurd event causes an even more absurd response. For example, John Lovitz was on Conan O’Brien talking about how he can read into people freckles (absurd). He then had a reading done of Conan’s freckles and the outcome was “1,000% gay” (more absurd).

Some other things to consider when doing comedy is factoring complete honesty into the routine. Comics are granted the benefit of telling the truth about society as long as they can do it while gaining laughs. For instance the late Bill Hicks joked about Christian fundamentalists who thought the earth was only a few thousand years old. Bill talked about the fact that some religious fundamentalists were irrational and did so in a humorous way. Other comedic talents that incorporate honesty into their acts are Dave Chappelle, the late Richard Pryor, and Bill Maher.

One last point is that comics should be their complete unadulterated selves. People feel comfortable around people who feel comfortable in their own skin. Believe in yourself, accept yourself, and tell the people how you really feel about the world.

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Vikram kuamr asked:


Czy kiedykolwiek zauważyliście, że really funny spożywczych, które można zobaczyć na really funny fartuchy obecnie nie są zazwyczaj w jednej linijce? Powodem jest to, że w jednej linijce są najlepsze rodzaje żartów. One hit your funny kości z jednej lub dwóch punchlines i zapamiętanie ich najlepsze. Czasami można zapamiętać w jednej linijce, w zabawny fartuchy więcej niż receptur powinno być memorizing i oznacza, że nie będzie się go jako kucharz, ale będzie się go jako "stand-up joker.

To problem z kucharzem jest zbyt dziś – ludzie nie chcą się nauczył, jak gotować, chcą, aby ich szefowie kuchni, jak również być komediantów. A jest to trudne zadanie wymóg nakłada na kucharz, którzy już do pracy pod ciśnieniem kuchenka środowiska pochodzących z czterech dań gotować jednocześnie, że wszyscy muszą wyglądać wielkim, wielkim smaku i całkowicie oryginalny. Można już usłyszeć kucharze tam whining "i chcesz się do mnie na górę comedian wszystkich? Come on!"

Tak, to prawda, że jest kucharzem to trudne zadanie. A nie powinniśmy oskarżać je o ile trudno się komediantów w tym samym czasie. Czasem najlepsze są żarty, że są niespodziewane, tak jak wtedy, gdy szef zapomina naczyniu jest na piec i przypadkowego oparzenia. W tym momencie, ulubionym kucharz może włączyć do swojej grupy docelowej i znaczy "być może należy udawać, nie można zobaczyć." A great jednej linii żeglugowych, że wszyscy kucharze powinni zachować w stanie, w przypadku ich coraz nagrywania naczynia i ruiny ich reputacji z jednym szybkie TV episode.

Czasami, w jednej linijce, może również obniżyć spirytusu nawet najbardziej inspirowane kucharz. Podobnie jak, sobie wyobrazić sędziego degustacji nowego pizza dokonane przez szefa kuchni następnie mówi szef "nie można wydaje się, aby twój umysł, czy chcesz dokonać pizza lub kanapki". Oh my word, ilu kucharzy zostało zabitych na takich podstawowych w jednej linijce. W jednej linijce, jak tego można dokonać kucharz naprawdę chcą stać się golf caddy zamiast – albo przynajmniej znaleźć kinder sędziów do ich smak pracy w razie potrzeby.

That's funny fartuchy, gdy przybył do hotelu – really funny funny spożywczych wprowadzanych na fartuchy (jeżeli dzieje się naprawdę śmieszne rzeczy, że jest) pomóc kucharz czuć lepiej i zmniejszenia się napięta atmosfera stworzone przez zbyt wiele pary z ich gotowania obowiązków i zbyt dużo hiper temat kucharz wiedzy. A kucharz, którzy bierze jego rzemiosło tak poważnie, że chciał żyć lub umrzeć jak przez jego odbiorców postrzega jego gotowania, albo umrzeć z nadciśnieniem tętniczym na początku wieku, lub wstyd, gdy on / ona otrzymała odrzucenia jego / jej gotowanie . Z tego powodu, kucharze mają młodszych kucharzy na rękę cały czas, faktycznie – oni na bieżąco z kucharzem popełnia samobójstwo, gdy jego anteny nie produkują pochwały. Czy dźwięk, że jak jedna liniowej dla Ciebie?

Vikram kuamr asked:



Have you ever noticed that the really funny stuffs that you can see on the really funny aprons out there are usually one-liners? The reason is that one-liners are the best types of jokes. They hit your funny bone with one or two punchlines and you remember them the best. Sometimes, you might remember the one-liners on funny aprons more than the recipes you should be memorizing and that means you won’t make it as a chef but you will make it as a stand-up joker.

That’s the problem with being a chef too nowadays – people don’t just want to be taught how to cook, they want their chefs to be comedians as well. And that’s a tough job requirement to impose on a chef who already has to work under a pressure cooker environment coming up with four dishes to cook at one time that all have to look great, taste great and are completely original. You can already hear the chefs out there whining “and you want me to be a comedian on top of all that? Come on!”

Yes, it’s true that being a chef is a hard job. And we shouldn’t blame them if they find it hard to be comedians at the same time. Sometimes, the best jokes are those that are unexpected, like when a chef forgets a dish is on the stove and accidentally burns it. At that point, your favorite chef might turn to his audience and say “maybe you should pretend you didn’t see that.” A great one-liner that all chefs should keep in stock, in case they ever burn a dish and ruin their reputations with one swift TV show episode.

Sometimes, one-liners can also bring down the spirits of even the most inspired chef. Like, imagine a judge tasting a new pizza made by a chef then telling the chef “you can’t seem to make up your mind whether you want to make a pizza or a sandwich.” Oh my word, how many chefs have been slain to the core by such one-liners. One-liners like that can really make a chef want to become a golf caddy instead – or at least find kinder judges to taste their work when necessary.

That’s where funny aprons come into the picture – the really funny stuffs placed on funny aprons (if they happen to be really funny stuff, that is) help the chef to feel better and lighten up the tense atmosphere created by too much steam from their cooking responsibilities and too much hype about the chef’s expertise. A chef who takes his crafts so seriously, that he would live or die by how his/her audience perceives his/her cooking, will either die of hypertension at an early age, or shame when he/she received disapproval on his/her cooking. For this reason, chefs have junior chefs on hand all the time, actually – they keep the chef from committing suicide when his dish fails to produce accolades. Did that sound like a one-liner to you?

John Bell asked:


Humor is always linked to comedy. It is generally recognized as something acceptable to, and enjoyed by everyone, no matter what his or her age. Learning to smile is one of the first recognizable displayed characteristics of newborn babies.

The rhythmic expulsion of air from the lungs is recognized as laughter in a matter of weeks following the birth, and is a primitive form of basic communication. Mother Nature has already equipped young babies with a powerful tool they can use to good advantage as a key factor in human bonding, the building of special relationships and social cohesion in the years that follow.

If asked, most people would state they had a good sense of humor. Used for professional entertainment it becomes an art, whether it is for business or pleasure. It requires careful planning and skilful delivery. I have learned from experience that such skills can be taught and then must be regularly practiced by those interested in becoming comedians.

Humor is totally subjective, always provoking, and generates different reactions from different people. Effective comedians are few and far between partly because what is funny to one person is not funny to another. The large majority of an audience must quickly consider they have some kind of rapport with a comedian. The best comedians are considered to be intellectual observers of human activity. They are philosophical spectators of the humorous anomalies found in life.

Making others laugh is a masterful skill that can change lives. People who can get others laughing are usually seen as being charismatic and are usually highly admired in society. Humor also takes a key part in the act of attraction. In many cultures giggling is often a sign of a secret sexual tension expressed by both men and women. You’re giggling aren’t you?

Humor makes uncomfortable situations more comfortable. It allows individuals to laugh no matter how grim living gets. It is such a nice feeling people will pay money to others to make them laugh. It is cathartic; it encourages an individual to purge their problems and painful emotions through the joy of laughter.

Study top comedians and you will soon realize that those skilled in delivering humor are great storytellers. Comedy is often based upon conflicting drama thrown up in life. It is not funny having to be funny. You need to be seriously funny to impress others. It is no joke. I mean that seriously.

Comedy and wit have little to do with an ability to tell jokes. People who ‘tell jokes’ are often seen as boring individuals with little sense of humor. They often begin their comedy routine with words along the line of ‘Have you heard the one about”? True comedy is the practically enacted theory of the absurdities so often found in human relationships.

Experienced comedians are not afraid to laugh at themselves because humor is a universal human activity that allows the comedian to become a philosophical spectator of his own life in relation to those around him. Popular topics often revolve around the boss, their children and/or their partner or spouse.

As a professional speaker I have two roles. As an after-dinner speaker my sole purpose is to entertain the audience. As a keynote, motivational presenter I become a serious speaker seeking to help my audience remember important messages by using humor as a powerful tool. I have learned from experience that even the most focussed of audiences have an attention span of less than seven minutes. By injecting humor into my talks I help my audience stay alert and absorb important material.

Laughter is the best medicine. Unless of course you are asthmatic when inhaled steroids are likely to come highest on your list. Which is why I am so popular with healthcare professionals. As the saying goes ‘Physician heal thy self’ this is exactly what I am helping to facilitate when I make my medical audiences laugh.

Laughter is a physiological response to a trigger I activate in the audience. Members of the medical profession are no different to anyone else. They regularly feel anxiety, stress and even anger. By making them laugh I pull on a laughter trigger that releases endorphins, which in turn, counteracts the unpleasantness they may be feeling at that moment in time. Furthermore, happy people feel good to be around. Patients can feel so much better simply by being around healthcare professionals who appear happy. Everyone hates a ‘doctor death’ character who always look as if they are about to give out bad news.

Laughter in the workplace is important too for the boosting of staff morale and for the increase in productivity that usually follows. A happy staff is a productive staff.

During the talks I give around the world I often use examples of humorous real-life examples from my own family relationships to illustrate the principles of human awareness. Looking at an audience I can usually tell those going through a difficult relationship. They are the miserable looking individuals who work so hard trying not to even smile when those around them are struggling to stem a flow of uncontrollable laughter. I always work on the principle ‘you can’t please all of the people all of the time’. I think Abraham Lincoln said that. Or was it Bob Dylan?

I am in no doubt that laughter is the key to a happy marriage. If you are able to laugh at each other, it shows you are able to affectionately tease and play – something so important in all human relationships. A happy marriage takes effort. I have been happily married for 34 years. We keep our relationship fresh by each and every week, without fail, treating ourselves to a meal in a top restaurant with a good quality bottle of our favourite wine.

She goes out each Tuesday and I each Thursday evening.

In conclusion ~ humor is a fundamental basic in the art of effective public speaking. It can make the difference between a great talk with an enthusiastic audience and a disastrous monotonous monologue.

Robert asked:


You wouldn’t believe how plain it is, to make other folk smile..Illustrating why is this that we find jokes hilarious (from a reputable neurologists point of view), should be the first thing to do.I am certain there are moments all folks make new breakthroughs and at those moments, the two neural cells get wired by a route which the mind creates.

This connection we call a synapse and here is one of the many ways of how it works:If we, let’s say think of food, and we recall that coconuts are food, then the brain constructs a connection (synapse, which gets harder) between the neurons that acquire the data we have on food and the ones with this fruit. So, in the future, while you think about food there is a great possibility to start thinking about apples. You’re probably thinking, what does that have to do with me getting funnier? But, it’s pretty much all about it, it’s actually the way humor works.

Everything begins with another person telling you a short, yet common story. This is what stand-up comedians call a setup Now, you’re supposed to think about this story in a certain way. And then, your brain will create connection, leading from this setup to a suitable punch-line. A completely different version of the punch-line, that you have not thought of, is what will make you laugh. And in case, you don’t get this, the following example will help you out.

The Setup:
What is the most satisfying thing next to being shot at and missed?
The Punch-line:
An income tax refund.

How have you felt when you heard the setup? Surely, you would’ve said it was either a Bosnian, Serbian or Croatian in the driver’s seat. It’s natural, as our brain works that way. As I said before, you didn’t expect this punch-line for sure. This is in fact the main principle of the way humor works.

The main thing is good setup. The greatest comedians will usually tell you a setup which will make you think of a number of different possible punch-lines. The more you are convinced, the more you will laugh after hearing the punch line. If you know the joke, you won’t find it funny anymore, because you brain won’t be making any new connections as you know the punch-line.

This should be handy if you want to create new pranks. When someone tells something that all the people thinks about in the same way, but you figure out an unexpected way to understand it. Now, if you tell this to others, it should be incredibly funny.

mintgeeza asked:

Steve Hughes is one of my personal favourite comedians. This isnt one of his better sets, but it was the only one I had saved on my Sky HD box

Steve is very Australian and very unashamedly so. This set discusses the Welsh language, Pub opening times and “poofters” (His word, not mine!) Please note, the video is NOT homophobic and any homophobic comments left will be removed.